A home-cooked meal is just the thing you need Monday or Tuesday. You don’t want to do anything too socially or professionally ambitious this week — not until the weekend. Wednesday through Friday are quiet days, but quiet days hold tremendous potential. Think of all the unfinished projects you have sitting around the house. This weekend, when the mood is right, you can put on a shirt, throw some stuff in your hair and go to a party.

Aries (March 21-April 20)

You’re barely moving at all Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, you are caught in a whirlpool of chaos. It’s a fun sort of chaos, but Thursday and Friday, you have so many emails to reply to and so many details to oversee that you can barely keep your head above water. Saturday and Sunday, whatever you’re feeling, let it out.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

Loyalty means the world to you Monday, and your friends are as loyal as Labradors. A picnic Tuesday will lift your spirits. Wednesday throws you back into the grind of everyday life: your job, your responsibilities, your bills. Thursday and Friday, communicating your feelings doesn’t occur to you, which is exactly why you should. There’s a lot happening, and your pals would like to support you in any way they can.

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

If there’s a chocolate cake sitting on a table somewhere, see if you can go without it. Overindulgence threatens to get the better of you Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday through Friday, however, indulge all you want, especially if the indulgence is romantic or social in nature. Splurge on a date. Be the last one at the party. This weekend, a fancy new thing attracts your attention in a shop window, but the money you’d spend on it might be better invested elsewhere.

Cancer (June 22-July 22)

You have great ideas, so it’s time to force them on other people. Your friends are receptive, so just make your ideas known and let them come to fruition through other people’s enthusiasm. Wednesday through Friday is a time of rampant experimentalism, innovative ways of communicating and possibly self-discovery.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Someone who’s very proud of their own accomplishments is throwing their weight around Monday and Tuesday — barking orders, stomping their feet. Wednesday through Friday are brilliant days, though, when your friends have you clutching your sides with laughter. Every idea that comes out of your head is worth a million bucks. People are impressed. Self control, modesty and intuition are primary themes Saturday and Sunday.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 23)

Travel and philosophy fill your head Monday and Tuesday. A conversation with a friend seems to last years, as you swing from one topic to the next so effortlessly that you hardly realize how productive you’re being. Wednesday through Friday, by contrast, you do everything with purpose. You’re careful when communicating — especially with groups of people, which is never easy.

Libra (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)

You feel like a flower Monday, and you’re coming into full bloom. Tuesday, stick close to friends. You have to help each other out. Wednesday through Friday are great days — you get a lot done and have a blast doing it. Your head is bursting with ideas about things you want to do in the near future.

Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)

Opposition can be motivating — it sets things in motion, forces you to get your resources together and inspires you to do your best. Pull everything together, and you may be surprised at your own victories. Wednesday through Friday, a huge contingency won’t be necessary for accomplishing what you need to do. A minor detail calls for the slightest bit of attention, and financial matters should be avoided altogether.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)

From where you stand at the start of the week, you can see the big picture and the small picture at the same time. Beginning midweek, your approach to events is rather philosophical. Direct questions are met with circumspection. You’re holding your cards close to you. Thursday and Friday you’re the opposite of bored. This weekend, devote yourself to someone else.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)

Monday and Tuesday are awesome days. You feel secure on a deep level. An understanding of what’s necessary — and what really matters — grounds you. This awareness keeps you from throwing your hands in the air and running around like a crazy person when the nuttiness of the second half of the week hits from Wednesday through Friday. This weekend, unwind.

Aquarius (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)

You find something startlingly relevant to your life in the pages of a very old book. Monday and Tuesday are full of these kinds of mysterious messages from the past that seem to echo with present-tense urgency. An elderly relative may call out of the blue, just to talk. Wednesday through Friday represent a radical shift, which may bring on a sizzling affair. Saturday and Sunday return you to the much more ordinary world of family and home.